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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Ravishanker Krishnamoorthy, Singapore, SG;
Hong Liang Zhang, Singapore, SG;
Wanfeng Zhang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ravishanker Krishnamoorthy, Singapore, SG;
Hong Liang Zhang, Singapore, SG;
Wanfeng Zhang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus comprising a voltage sensor circuit configured to generate a voltage feedback signal indicative of an output voltage of the apparatus, a current sensor circuit configured to generate a current feedback signal indicative of a load current of the apparatus, a converter configured to receive the current feedback signal, and generate a fault signal that is indicative of a fault condition associated with the load current, and an optocoupler configured to receive the voltage feedback signal and the fault signal, and generate a feedback signal that is indicative of the output voltage and indicative of the fault condition. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.